Faceless speculators who are betting big money to pick off countries one by one. They will go to extremes to silence the whistle-blowers. They lose if information, understanding, and political will emerges to counter them.

Not sure how it ends.

It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue
- Queen Elizabeth II

Professor was found dead in his home three days ago; the coroner's report cited natural causes that were left unspecified. Unfortunately, all of the professor's academic work has disappeared; the only trace left appears to be the following letter, which he sent to an admirer shortly before his death. The understandably concerned recipient of the letter has shared its contents with Naked Capitalism, and has insisted that her identity be protected.